Tascosa and Amarillo are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Tascosa Rebels will head out to face off against the Amarillo Sandies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Tascosa will head into Thursday's game on the come-up: they were handed a two-point loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Caprock last Thursday. Tascosa blew past Caprock 42-14. The Rebels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 27 points or more this season.
Coltyn Fulton was his usual excellent self, rushing for 183 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Tascosa also got help from Josiah Fields, who showed off his sure hands for 85 receiving yards.
Tascosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Amarillo had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 46.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. They breezed by the Westerners to the tune of 47-0. Given the Sandies' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Westerners are ranked 901st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jett Lopez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 262 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. Oliver Parsons was Lopez's top target, picking up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Amarillo's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Troy Brown. Brown is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
Amarillo's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Tascosa, their record now sits at 4-5.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Fulton and Lopez. Fulton just won't slow down this season and has averaged 63.9 passing yards per game. Lopez has been a dominant force too and has thrown 26 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 282.2 passing yards per game.
Tascosa was taken down by Amarillo 42-6 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Tascosa, Will Flaming (who threw for 269 yards and a touchdown on only 18 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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